![500cc Italian rider Valentino Rossi lifts his leg to avoid a crash during lap 26 of the motorcycling Grand Prix in Valencia September 17, 2000. Australian Garry McCoy won the race and 500cc Italian rider Valentino Rossi lifts his leg to avoid a crash during lap 26 of the motorcycling Grand Prix in Valencia September 17, 2000. Australian Garry McCoy won the race and](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3XF22/500cc-italian-rider-valentino-rossi-lifts-his-leg-to-avoid-a-crash-during-lap-26-of-the-motorcycling-grand-prix-in-valencia-september-17-2000-australian-garry-mccoy-won-the-race-and-usas-kenny-roberts-placing-second-gnfms-2D3XF22.jpg)
500cc Italian rider Valentino Rossi lifts his leg to avoid a crash during lap 26 of the motorcycling Grand Prix in Valencia September 17, 2000. Australian Garry McCoy won the race and
![Red Bull Motorsports on Twitter: "#Onthisday In 2000, Valentino Rossi won his first 500cc motorcycle race at Donington Park in England #MotoGP http://t.co/4EKtfp0kjT" / Twitter Red Bull Motorsports on Twitter: "#Onthisday In 2000, Valentino Rossi won his first 500cc motorcycle race at Donington Park in England #MotoGP http://t.co/4EKtfp0kjT" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BsGGTIZCAAAg5wW.jpg)
Red Bull Motorsports on Twitter: "#Onthisday In 2000, Valentino Rossi won his first 500cc motorcycle race at Donington Park in England #MotoGP http://t.co/4EKtfp0kjT" / Twitter
![Italian 500cc rider Valentino Rossi speeds on a corner during the second-day practice run of the Pacific Grand Prix motorcycling at Motegi Twin Ring, north of Tokyo October 14, 2000. Rossi finished Italian 500cc rider Valentino Rossi speeds on a corner during the second-day practice run of the Pacific Grand Prix motorcycling at Motegi Twin Ring, north of Tokyo October 14, 2000. Rossi finished](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D49NGG/italian-500cc-rider-valentino-rossi-speeds-on-a-corner-during-the-second-day-practice-run-of-the-pacific-grand-prix-motorcycling-at-motegi-twin-ring-north-of-tokyo-october-14-2000-rossi-finished-fifth-in-one-minute-50797-seconds-in-the-qualifying-practice-usas-kenny-roberts-is-seen-behind-of-rossi-kmcc-2D49NGG.jpg)
Italian 500cc rider Valentino Rossi speeds on a corner during the second-day practice run of the Pacific Grand Prix motorcycling at Motegi Twin Ring, north of Tokyo October 14, 2000. Rossi finished
![EP458 | VALENTINO ROSSI (2000) | HONDA NSR500 VALENCIA TEST | LEO MODELS | 1:18 SCALE | MOTOGP 500CC - YouTube EP458 | VALENTINO ROSSI (2000) | HONDA NSR500 VALENCIA TEST | LEO MODELS | 1:18 SCALE | MOTOGP 500CC - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IWDwLgWagus/maxresdefault.jpg)